Nurse Shark

A slow brown shark that vacuums food out of the reef and naps in piles. Nurse Shark facts for kids with a real photo: size, diet, behavior, where it lives, and fun facts.

Shallow warm water in the western Atlantic from Rhode Island to southern Brazil — abundant around Florida, the Bahamas, and the Caribbean — plus the eastern Atlantic off West Africa and the eastern Pacific from Baja to Peru. Every profile lists size, weight, lifespan, diet, behavior, babies, and conservation status, with sources for parents and teachers.